The Korea Times
WASHINGTON — U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer expressed hopes Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will see "outcomes" from South Korea, Australia and the European Union, as it seeks to ensure that foreign digital regulations do not affect American companies. Greer made the remarks during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in Washington, as his office is conducting trade investigations into the countries under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act — a provision that allows the USTR to investigate "unfair" foreign trade practices on a country-by-country basis. "We have certain Section 301 potential actions in draft. The reality is we want to see outcomes in these countries, whether it's the European Union, Australia, Korea or member states within the European Union," he said. "It's not a situation where you want to do a 301 (inquiry) to have tariffs just for tariffs' sake or something. We want to make sure we have outcomes," he added. As an example for an outcome, Greer pointed out that France has held off on a proposal to move digital services
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